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TZ MEL Lead - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

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Job title

MEL Lead, Tanzania (Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning)

Reporting to

MEL Manager

Years of experience

5+ years

Location

Bukoba, Tanzania

Position type

Full-time

Working Conditions

Up to 40% in-country travel, with occasional regional travel as required

Position Summary

The MEL Lead, Tanzania will lead the planning, coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning activities for RTV's Tanzania country program. The role will serve as the primary MEL focal point in Tanzania, ensuring that monitoring systems, data collection processes, reporting routines, outcome tracking, and learning activities are delivered with quality, timeliness, and alignment to RTV standards.

Working closely with the Tanzania leadership, program teams, field teams, and RTV's central MEL, Analytics, and Data Integrity functions, the MEL Lead will strengthen evidence-based decision-making, support program learning, and ensure reliable performance reporting. The successful candidate will combine strong MEL technical skills, practical field implementation experience, stakeholder coordination abilities, and a commitment to using data and learning to improve program quality and accountability in Tanzania.

Key Responsibilities

Tanzania MEL Planning, Coordination and Implementation

  • Lead the day-to-day planning, coordination, and implementation of MEL activities for the Tanzania country program.
  • Develop, monitor, and update annual and quarterly Tanzania MEL workplans in alignment with country program priorities and organizational requirements.
  • Ensure all data collection teams apply RTV MEL standards, tools, data collection protocols, and reporting requirements consistently.
  • Facilitate regular MEL review meetings with Tanzania program teams to monitor performance, identify risks, and agree on corrective actions.

Monitoring, Outcome Tracking and Reporting

  • Coordinate routine monitoring, assessments, surveys, evaluations, and outcome measurement activities.
  • Ensure timely collection, cleaning, analysis, interpretation, and use of program data for decision-making.
  • Maintain high-quality monitoring systems, indicator tracking tools, and reporting structures
  • Prepare, review, and submit periodic MEL reports, dashboards, and performance updates for internal and external audiences.
  • Document and disseminate lessons learned, good practices, success stories, and evidence from Tanzania program implementation.
  • Monitor performance against key indicators, targets, milestones, and program outcomes

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Serve as the primary liaison between the Tanzania program team and RTV's central MEL, Analytics, and Data Integrity functions.
  • Coordinate technical support requests and ensure Tanzania teams receive timely analytical, methodological, and data quality guidance.
  • Work closely with Program Operations, field teams, and country leadership to align MEL activities with implementation priorities.

Data Quality and Performance Management

  • Ensure compliance with RTV data quality standards, data protection requirements, and reporting protocols in Tanzania.
  • Lead or support Data Quality Assessments (DQAs), spot checks, data verification exercises, and continuous data improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure accurate, complete, and timely performance reporting for the Tanzania program.
  • Identify risks related to data quality, reporting timelines, and implementation performance, and recommend practical corrective actions.

Capacity Strengthening

  • Build the capacity of Tanzania program and field teams to correctly use MEL tools, data collection protocols, and reporting templates.
  • Facilitate learning sessions, data review meetings, and practical coaching for Tanzania staff and partners.
  • Promote a culture of data use, accountability, and continuous learning within the Tanzania country program.

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
  • A master's degree in a relevant discipline is preferred, particularly where combined with strong practical MEL implementation experience.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning within the development, NGO, research, or social impact sector.
  • Demonstrated experience leading country-level MEL systems, workplans, reporting cycles, data quality processes, and performance tracking.
  • Strong practical experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
  • Working knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools such as STATA, R, Python, Excel, Kobo/ODK, DHIS2, Power BI, or similar platforms.
  • Experience supporting field-based monitoring, surveys, outcome tracking, data verification, and learning activities in Tanzania or similar East African contexts.
  • Strong facilitation, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and written communication skills.
  • Fluency in English is required; proficiency in Swahili is strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience working with Tanzania government systems, local partners, or community-based programs is an added advantage.

We encourage women, people with disabilities and minority groups to apply for this position. RTV is committed to equal opportunities and diversity of perspective at the workplace.

Disclaimer: Raising the Village DOES NOT charge any kind of FEE(s) at whichever stage of the recruitment process.

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